VK_VALVE_fragment_density_map_layered

Other Extension Metadata

Last Modified Date

2025-06-06

Interactions and External Dependencies

• Interacts with Vulkan 1.1.
• Interacts with Vulkan 1.3.
• Interacts with Vulkan 1.4.
• Interacts with VK_EXT_fragment_density_map.

IP Status

No known IP claims.

Contributors

• Connor Abbott, VALVE
• Mike Blumenkrantz, VALVE

Description

This extension enables the use of layered fragment density maps.

New Structures

• Extending VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo:
  • VkPipelineFragmentDensityMapLayeredCreateInfoVALVE
• Extending VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2, VkDeviceCreateInfo:
  • VkPhysicalDeviceFragmentDensityMapLayeredFeaturesVALVE
• Extending VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2:
  • VkPhysicalDeviceFragmentDensityMapLayeredPropertiesVALVE

New Enum Constants

• VK_VALVE_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_LAYERED_EXTENSION_NAME
• VK_VALVE_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_LAYERED_SPEC_VERSION
• Extending VkPipelineCreateFlagBits2:
  • VK_PIPELINE_CREATE_2_PER_LAYER_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_BIT_VALVE
• Extending VkRenderingFlagBits:
  • VK_RENDERING_PER_LAYER_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_BIT_VALVE
• Extending VkRenderPassCreateFlagBits:
  • VK_RENDER_PASS_CREATE_PER_LAYER_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_BIT_VALVE
• Extending VkStructureType:
  • VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_LAYERED_FEATURES_VALVE
  • VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_LAYERED_PROPERTIES_VALVE
  • VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_FRAGMENT_DENSITY_MAP_LAYERED_CREATE_INFO_VALVE

Version History

• Revision 1, 2025-06-06 (Mike Blumenkrantz)
  • Initial version